Pearpop is an American

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collaboration platform headquartered in

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. The company was co-founded by Cole Mason and

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in October 2020. The platform's main feature is "Challenges," which allows brands to instantly activate creator campaigns, on-demand. Since its launch, the platform has gained more than 200,000 creators across TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter including

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, among others.

History

Founding

Cole Mason, an ex-YouTube creator and model signed to

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, co-founded the company with Guy Oseary in October 2020 after identifying that there was no platform which allowed creators to predictably earn a living creating content.

Fundraising History

In April 2021, Pearpop announced it raised a $10 million Series A from Alexis Ohanian's venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, following its $6 million seed round from Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher. The company also has a variety of

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s including Amy Schumer,

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, Diddy, Gary Vaynerchuk and others.

Product Offerings

Pearpop is a two-sided marketplace marketplace enabling creators to "Earn a Living Doing What They Love," directly enabling brand-to-creator collaboration as well as creator-to-creator collaboration. With Pearpop Challenges, brands can instantly activate creator campaigns, on-demand. Brands pay creators on a pay-for-performance basis. Pearpop verifies all creators and submissions are monitored 24/7 to ensure brand safety. The company works with large Fortune 500 brands including Netflix, Amazon, and others, as well as musical artists like Shawn Mendes, Doja Cat, and Madonna. Pearpop-Challenges App

Recognition & Milestones

* Pearpop was named to 2022 Fast Company's Most Company's Innovative Companies List, at #7 on the Social Media List * Pearpop was named the "Airbnb of the Creator Economy" by Forbes * CEO Cole Mason was named to the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 List in November 2021 * In 2022, Pearpop appointed advertising & marketing executive Alex Morrison as Chief Marketing Officer * In June 2022, Pearpop launched the first ever TikTok Live scripted comedy series, starring TikTok star Jericho Menke.

Reference section

External links

* {{Official website, www.pearpop.com Internet properties established in 2020 Social media companies of the United States 2020 establishments in California Companies based in Los Angeles